Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King has issued a new rehabilitation authority to Energy Resources Australia (ASX:ERA) for the continuation of rehabilitation activities at the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new authority means that Energy Resources will be able to continue with its obligation to restore Ranger uranium mine to a condition similar to the surrounding Kakadu National Park,\u201d King said in a media release<\/a> with Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, Minister for Indigenous Australians.<\/p>\n McCarthy approved the agreement under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act in the Northern Territory.<\/p>\n Ranger is located in the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory, approximately 8 kilometres east of Jabiru.<\/p>\n Uranium oxide production began at the mine in 1981, with operations continuing for 40 years.<\/p>\n Historical production at Ranger is estimated at 126,000 tonnes of uranium oxide, with processing ending in January 2021.<\/p>\n Energy Resources said that its rehabilitation strategy was developed in line with internal standards and the Australian and New Zealand Minerals and Energy Council and Minerals Council of Australia Strategic Framework for Mine Closure.<\/p>\n